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Strengthening Family Bonds: The Power of Regular Family Worship

In today’s fast-paced world, finding time to connect with our loved ones can often feel like a challenge. Yet, as Seventh-day Adventist church members, we understand the importance of nurturing spiritual growth within our families. One powerful way to do this is through regular family worship. As we reflect on data from the Global Church … Continued

What Adventists Around the World Believe about Creation

As Seventh-day Adventists, our belief about Christ as the Creator of the universe stands as a cornerstone of our faith, shaping our understanding of God’s power and purpose. Adventists around the world shared their beliefs about creation in 2018 and 2023 through the Global Church Member’s Survey by responding to these statements: “I believe God … Continued

Church Accession Statistics

We firmly believe in the Biblical truth that “…there [is] more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents…” (Luke 15:7, NIV). As the family of God, the Church, too, rejoices when new members are added to the fold. This rejoicing is not about the simple statistical increase in membership but, most importantly, it’s about … Continued

Understanding and Navigating the Realities of Social Media

In this era dominated by social media, its impact on various aspects of our lives is undeniable, including its use among members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The recently conducted 2022–2023 Global Church Member Survey (GCMS) among Seventh-day Adventist Church members provides intriguing insights into how social media is woven into the fabric of our … Continued

Bored or Energized? How Age Difference Colors the Worship Experience

Have you ever wondered about how members of another generation, either older or younger than you, might think and feel about the worship experience in your church? If not, it is well worth your consideration according to research spanning more than a decade tracking church members’ personal worship experiences. In a sample of 20,649 Adventists … Continued

Adventist Young People: My Church and Me (Part 2)

Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. (1 Timothy 4:12, NKJV) The 2017-18 Global Church Member Survey (2017-18 GCMS) included church members from all 13 divisions, with a total of 63,756 respondents ranging in age from 8 to 102 years … Continued

Adventist Young People: My Church and Me (Part1)

I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, And you have overcome the wicked one. (1 John 2:14 NKJV) The 2017-18 Global Church Member Survey (2017-18 GCMS) included church members from all 13 divisions, with a total of 63,756 respondents ranging in age from 8 … Continued

Participation In the Global Church Member Survey

The 2022-23 Global Church Member Survey (2022-23-GCMS) is one of twelve worldwide surveys conducted in the last ten years for the General Conference Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research (ASTR) with the help of research teams worldwide. This survey is the largest data set collected since the beginning of global research more than ten years … Continued

ASTR Data Request Application

The General Conference is now sharing its research data through its department of Archives, Statistics, and Research. To start the application process, please click this link. Ensure to carefully read and follow the guidelines in preparing the application. For questions, please email us at research@gc.adventist.org.

Where Grace Abounds

“Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous. Now the law came in to increase the … Continued

Former Pastors on the Need for Practical Education

You, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also (2 Timothy 2:1–2, NKJV). In 2021, René Drumm and Petr Činčala undertook a qualitative study that … Continued

Former Pastors on the Need for Support

In laboring where there are already some in the faith, the minister should at first seek not so much to convert unbelievers, as to train the church members for acceptable co-operation. Let him labor for them individually, endeavoring to arouse them to seek for a deeper experience themselves, and to work for others. When they … Continued

Pathfinders: Training Our Leaders

To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth—Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance (Proverbs 1:2–5, ESV). Were you in Pathfinders? Many … Continued

Pathfinders: Less About Achievement, More About Fun

Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. (Deuteronomy 4:9, NIV) Were you in Pathfinders as a child? Many of us … Continued

Pastors’ Emotional Health and Well-being: Healthy Boundaries

Nothing can excuse the minister for neglecting the inner circle for the larger circle outside. The spiritual welfare of his family comes first. In the day of final reckoning God will inquire what he did to win to Christ those whom he took the responsibility of bringing into the world. Great good done for others … Continued

“You’ve Got a Friend in Me!”: How to Get the Social Support You Need

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm … Continued

“Other People in My Church Care About Me:” A Look at Data by Division

The church is one body with many members, called from every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. In Christ we are a new creation; distinctions of race, culture, learning, and nationality, and differences between high and low, rich and poor, male and female, must not be divisive among us. We are all equal in Christ, who … Continued

Adventist Publications: Worldwide Trends on Utilization

Adventists produce a number of different publications; some of these are at the Union or Conference level, and some are produced by the General Conference. The purpose of these publications is to grow your spiritual life, ultimately bringing you closer to Jesus. As the General Conference website puts it, “Seventh-day Adventist beliefs are meant to … Continued

Global Perspectives on the Fundamental Beliefs

The 28 Fundamental Beliefs have a special place in the Adventist Church. “Seventh-day Adventists accept the Bible as their only creed and hold certain fundamental beliefs to be the teaching of the Holy Scriptures. These beliefs, as set forth here, constitute the church’s understanding and expression of the teaching of Scripture.” [1] However, how do … Continued

Sharing a Meal Together: Worldwide Data

In the New Testament, we see many instances of people sharing a meal together (Acts 2:42; Romans 12:13). In fact, this is a practice in which Jesus Himself often engaged (Matthew 14:13–21; Matthew 26:26–29; John 21:9–14), but did you know that there are psychological benefits to back up the practice of sharing a meal together, … Continued